The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

A Search for Origins: Science, History and South Africa’s ‘Cradle of Humankind’ edited by Philip Bonner et al.

This book aims to provide an overview of the history of the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ and of the important human and animal fossils that have been discovered there, for a non-specialist audience. It is the first systematic account of the wider history of the Cradle and surrounding area, and spans the evolution of early plant and animal life, human development, recent and colonial history. ‘A Search for Origins’ places the scientific advances that have been made against the intellectual and political background out of which they emerged. The multi-disciplinary approach—from a wide range of specialists—is innovative and ground-breaking.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1050133080

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making t hem accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.